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palabra 0.1.7

Palabra is a crossword editor with a focus on professional crossword development. Palabra is written in Python and C. It is free software and it is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or any later version.

Requirements ============

- Python 2.6 - PyGTK 2.14 - lxml package, also known as python-lxml in repositories. It can also be found here: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/lxml - python-dev from the repositories.

Palabra should work with the above versions of the software packages but they may need to be refined further (please contact me).

How to install/run ==================

- In the directory of Palabra, run the following command:

python setup.py build

- You can now install Palabra using:

python setup.py install

- After that, you can run palabra using:

palabra

If you have trouble installing and you get errors about missing distribution options, try upgrading the setup script with:

sudo python ez_setup.py -U setuptools

For the latest installation instructions, visit:

https://bitbucket.org/svisser/palabra/wiki/Home

Getting started ===============

Placing a block: - Left-click on a cell and press '.', or - Hold SHIFT and left-click on a cell

Removing a block: - Hold SHIFT and right-click on a cell

Change typing direction: - Press TAB.

Entering a character in a cell: - Left-click on the cell and type the character.

Move the selection to a nearby cell: - Use the ARROW KEYS for left, right, up, and down.

Deleting a character: - Left-click on a cell and press BACKSPACE or DELETE. - You can also press BACKSPACE repeatedly to remove the whole slot.

Jump to the first cell of a slot: - Press HOME.

Jump to the last cell of a slot: - Press END.

File formats ============

Palabra supports the file formats XPF and ipuz (experimental).

- XFP http://xwordinfo.com/xpf - ipuz http://www.ipuz.org/

ipuz is a trademark of Puzzazz, Inc., used with permission.

Note: All information can currently be saved with XPF while not all information (such as explanations for clues) can currently be saved with ipuz.